A typical critical-care unit generates 150 to more than 400 alarms per patient per day, according to the ECRI Institute. In your hospital, how many of these alarms require no critical action?
A research analysis by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses found 80 percent to 99 percent of electrocardiographic monitor alarms are false or clinically insignificant, which leaves your nursing staff less time to respond to critical bedside needs.
